Hay-sweeping means



Aug. 19, 1930. L. BUTLER HAY SWEEPING MEANS Filed sept, 1s, 192s FIS- Patentedl Aug. 19, 1.930

PATENT VLouis BUTLER, or Y inennwoon, Nnwk :finALAiSrnA nAY-swnnrma MEANS y Application filed September 18, i928, Serial No. 306,646, and in NewZealand.Taniiary181928.` i.

This invention has been devisedwith the object of providing a novel construction .of hay sweeping means that are adapted part1cularly for attachment to the front of a motorv 5 propelled vehicle of any kind and particularf ly to a motor caror lorry. T hesemeans are of such a nature as to bereadily attached to,

or detached from, such vehicle, andarethus adaptable for use in conjunction with a vel0 hicle used Vfor other purposes, and .for instance, will allow of a arineremploying his run about car in his hay sweeping operations. They are also of suoli ya nature as to allow 'of thev sweep being raised clear of the ground, and thus toperniit of the vehicle being moved fromplace tol place with the sweeper upon it. Y

. In its hay sweeping operations, also, it provides for the hay being eiectively gatheredV and conveyed to the place of deposit, andgen- 2.0 erally for the'easy mobilityr of the sweep in such operations. Y

The invention consists broadly in the coin-V bination with a framingadapted to be secured to extend across thefront of the vehiclev and which'in eiect forms the backP ofthe sweep, of a gathering vframe consisting in a number of rake or tine members that are arranged to project in parallel lines from the frame and inthe longitudinal lineof the vehi- 3o cle,fand which frame is so attached to the main, or rear, framing that the said tines may be arranged to'extend forwardly at a slight'- downward incline and thus to act to gather the lhay thereon, ormay` be turned vertically upward to clear the ground.

- panying drawings, iii which Figure l isa plan of the sweep attached to the front of a motor vehicle.

40 Ffrure 2 is a sideelevation of the sweep 'showing` its out of action position in dotted` This construction is shown in the accionidesigned to be securely iXed to extend across the front of a motor vehicle so that it is ap` proximately vertical, with thehorizontal bars A. one above the other.V It may, however, be disposed at an inclinecxtending rearwardly, if so desired. Y i i This framing` forms the back of the sweep and it is fastened to the vehicle body ork chassis by any' approved means suchas to keep it rigid, as for instance, by means of the brackets 'C fixed toits bottom memberAand bolted to Vthe dumb irons D of the vehicle.. This fraznj ing A-B may be formed ofwood, oi'vinetal,l asinaybedesired., v

To the bottom bar Aare attached a number of rake Ortine bars E, each one of which is hinged at its rearend to a `staple bolt F so that it mayv turn in afvertical plane, and is-rk `curved"downward and then extends forward- 1 l ly to point atV its forward end that isslightly vcurved upward'. ,Theserakes or tines aredis-y posed along th'eibarA at an approved dis- `tance apart, andare made to `form asingle unitaor framing bymeans of one `or more cross barsG to ywhich they'are aiixedi The*` whole'therefore ornvis'agathering rake frame that lnclinesforwardly and downwardly Y -froiiithe'vehicle front and-bears upon'the ground atthe point g and ralres and collects i upon it hay lying looselyon theground surface across which it moves'when propelled by the travel of tlievehicle. This collects@ upon the rakes, in front ofjthe main fra-inefA-B,

and maybe depo'sitedat any desiredpoint .byV

. merely .backing the vehicle, thefrakes then sliding from beneath the load.' v,

When not required forhay'gathering operations the whole 'of the rakingframe mayV be swung up andliearward toi rest against the mainframaas shown by thedotted linesV l inlFi'gure 2. In this position, the vehicle may '5 be i'un about reelyto niove it to its: sphere i .of action. Thewholeniay be speedily'removed from thejvehiclev by'merely unfastening-the bracket connections.

In an alternative arrangement instead of veach rake bar E being individually hinged to the frame Ae-B, it maybesecured to a. common cross bar H (Figure) and then such cross bar attachedto the frame member AY by means of overlapping eye bolts J through which a pivot rod K is passed. The bar H with its rake members may therefore be turned up and down on its pivots.

rlhe said rake bars are made of any approved cross-sectional shape, those shown in the drawings being made of T iron iattened out at its end to form tlieupwardly .turned point.

The pivoting o-the faire members to the rear frame ensures that'there may be Jfree relative up and down movement of the vehicle and its attachment as they travel over the ground. Any up and down. movements r of the vehicle upon its springs will not aiec 'the engagement of the rake members with -the ground.

l claim 1. Hay sweeping means consisting .in the combination with a frame adapted to be ixedly attached to the Jiront of a motor velhiole and to extend across such front, of number of parallel rake bars independently pivotallyconnectedto said yframe so that they may extend vforwardly with their forward ends resting loosely upon the ground.

y2. Hay sweeping means consisting in a main frame Jformed by horizontal bars and cross members secured thereto and having means whereby said frame may be {ixedly attached to the front of a motor vehicle, comi bined with a gathering 'frame comprised by a v number of rake'bars disposed in parallellines and braced together by a crossfbar, and which gathering frame is pivotally attached to the main fra-me so that its rake barsare arranged to extend forwardly with their `forward ends resting loosely upon the ground.

3. Hay sweeping means comprising, in combination, a main frame having means whereby said framemay besecured to and caused to extend across the front of a motor which is pivotally attached to the vehicle and to be positioned more or less vertically,r and a gathering frame Vformed by a number of rake bals disposed in parallel lines 'and braced together by a vcross bar, bott ni oi' said main frame so that it may Abe turned and downwardly at an incline, or to be turned up and backward against the main frame.

4. Hay sweepingmeans comprising a rack bar support and rake bars of-T shaped cross section, and having an uptnrned point at the front and a portion at therear turned np and provided with means .for pivotally connecting the rake bars to the raclrbar support.

Louis Burman.-

t i .cause the said rake bars to project 'forwardly In testimony whereof, aix my signature.l 

